A Canadian government-backed investment firm has pumped new capital into Michael Saylor Strategic Shares (NASDAQ:MSTR). With this, MSTR stock received an inflow of approximately $219 million amid the Bitcoin 2026 conference.
Strategy Bags is a huge investment from AIMCo
A recent filing reveals that Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), which manages approximately $142 billion in assets, purchased 1.38 million shares of Strategy. The acquisition value is approximately $219 million.
The acquisition marks its first foray into a bitcoin treasury company. Hence, it is safe to say that AIMCo is seeking exposure to Bitcoin by investing in MSTR stock.
Amid the announcement, MSTR’s stock price rose 1.03% to $159.82 in Thursday’s pre-market session. Earlier, Strategy stock fell 4.54% on Wednesday, April 29, closing at $158.19.
Moreover, the Canadian Fund is not alone in this step. Earlier, last week, Increased Capital Group Its investment in MSTR is via American Fundamental Investors (ANCFX).
At that time, it bought 4.32 million shares of Strategy, investing $747 million in MSTR stock. As a result, its holding has increased to 10.33 million shares, or roughly $1.63 billion in value today, according to regulatory filings.
Other filings indicate increased interest from index funds as well. In April, $12 trillion It also bought Vanguard Group More than 1.2 million shares of the strategy were worth $195 million at the time.
She now owns just over 2 million shares, which are now worth about $323 million through her VOE ETF. Data from the company’s portfolio shows it now represents a 0.73% stake in one of Vanguard’s VOE ETFs.
Michael Saylor continues to buy Bitcoin
Stock accumulation comes at the same time The strategy continues to buy Bitcoin. The company, led by Michael Saylor, purchased 3,273 bitcoins for about $255 million in late April. The average price was $77,906 per BTC, in line with previous acquisitions for the month.
Strategy Files reveals that the company now holds 818,334 Bitcoins purchased at a cost of more than $61.8 billion. The company maintains the lead over BlackRock, which holds 810,077 BTC per on-chain Encryption tools.
Meanwhile, Saylor remained optimistic On the future of Bitcoin, according to his speech at the Bitcoin 2026 conference.
